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In a major reshuffle, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has transferred 230 bureaucrats, including two IAS and IFS officers, officials said on Thursday. According to the order issued late Wednesday night, those transferred include 36 special secretary officers, 60 additional secretaries, 85 deputy secretaries and 45 under secretaries. IAS officer Pardeep Kumar has been transferred from Director, Archives, Archaeology and Museums, J-K and posted as secretary in the Forest department. IFS officer Alok Kumar Maurya has been repatriated to the department of Forest, Ecology and Environment from Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board. Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officers Asif Hamid Khan, Vivek Sharma, Bashir Ahmed Khan, Sajad Hussain have been posted as member J-K Special Tribunal, Secretary in the Agriculture Production department, Secretary in the Social Welfare department and Director General, Development Expenditure Division-I, Finance Department respectively. This...

Seven people died on Wednesday when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said. A passenger vehicle rolled down into a deep gorge in Boniyar area of Uri in the north Kashmir district, they said. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed grief and announced compensation for the affected families. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Traffic Rural Kashmir, Ravinder Paul Singh, told PTI that seven people died in the accident while seven others sustained injuries. The bodies have been recovered and medico-legal formalities are being conducted, the SSP said. The injured persons have been taken to a hospital in Baramulla, he added. In a separate incident, two persons were killed when a snow cutter machine engaged in road clearance works met with an accident in Marwan area of Kishtwar in Jammu region. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi government has rebuilt Jammu and Kashmir, ending an era of terrorism and violence and giving wings to development by rolling out massive infrastructure and welfare schemes. In a series of posts on X in both English and Hindi, accompanied by the #PragatisheelJammuKashmir hashtag, Amit Shah also said Prime Minister Modi transformed Jammu and Kashmir by awakening a new hope among youngsters. He said the Modi government secured the dreams of the youngsters and gave new flight to their aspirations by strengthening education and skilling facilities. "The Modi government rebuilt Jammu and Kashmir, ending an era of terrorism and violence. The Modi government gave wings to the development of Jammu and Kashmir by rolling out massive infrastructure and welfare schemes and today it stands as a proud testimony to Bharat's powerful democracy," he said. The home minister said the culture of Jammu and Kashmir is one of...

After experiencing a drier-than-usual December and January, north India is expected to see normal to above-normal rainfall in February, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said India may cumulatively experience above-normal rainfall in February. Northwest India recorded just 3.1 mm of rainfall in January, the second lowest since 1901, the IMD reported. North India, consisting of seven meteorological subdivisions, is most likely to receive above-normal rainfall (more than 122 per cent of the long-period average) in February. "Monthly rainfall over the country as a whole during February is most likely to be above normal (more than 119 per cent of the long period average)," Mohapatra said. Based on data from 1971-2020, the long-period average (LPA) of rainfall over north India and the country as a whole in February is 65 mm and 22.7 mm, respectively. North India receiv...

The scope of India's foreign policy has gone far beyond the "constraints of the past" and New Delhi firmly placed the country's interests before the world even in this era of global disputes and conflicts, President Droupadi Murmu said on Wednesday. In her address at a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament, the President said the successful hosting of the historic G-20 Summit strengthened India's global standing and that the country's efforts in making the African Union a permanent member of the bloc were widely appreciated. The President added that today India is a leading voice in the world against terrorism. In the backdrop of various conflicts and global turmoil, the government has established India as a ' Vishwa-Mitra ' (friend of the world) in these difficult times, the President said. "Even in this era of global disputes and conflicts, my government has firmly placed India's interests before the world. The scope of India's ...

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday raided locations in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in a Rs 200 crore alleged bank loan fraud case linked to the Bharat Papers Ltd. (BPL), official sources said. At least nine premises in these regions are being searched by the central agency under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Incorporated in September, 2006, the BPL is an associate of the Bharat Box Factory Industries Limited (BBFIL), a paper board packaging industry based in Jammu and Ludhiana. The primary allegations against the company are that its directors have perpetrated a bank loan fraud of about Rs 200 crore with a consortium of banks with lead bank as the State Bank of India. The other banks include J&K Bank, PNB and Karur Vysya Bank. It is alleged that the accused "siphoned off" funds to sister concerns/bogus entities and undertook sale of imported/indigenous machinery without permission of lender banks by raising ...

As many as 718 snow leopards were reported as part of the first-ever scientific exercise that was carried out by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII). Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, released the report during the National Board for Wildlife meeting held in New Delhi on Tuesday. The Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI) programme is the first-ever scientific exercise. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is the National Coordinator for this exercise which was carried out with support the support of all snow leopard range states and two conservation partners, the Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysuru and WWF-India. The assessment covered over 70 per cent of the potential snow leopard range in the country, covering approximately 120,000km2 of crucial snow leopard habitat across the trans-Himalayan region, including the Union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, and states such as Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim...

Hitting back at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his "last election" barb, the BJP on Tuesday said dynastic politics under the garb of democracy is coming to an end in the country and emergence of true democracy is in the offing. Mr Kharge on Monday had expressed apprehension that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections would be the last opportunity for the people to save democracy, and "If Narendra Modi wins another election, there will be dictatorship in the country. The BJP will rule India like Putin in Russia."  Slamming Mr Kharge for the remarks, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said, "Dynastic politics under the garb of democracy is coming to an end, and they are wondering what will be their future". "Whether it is Abdullah and Mufti families in Jammu and Kashmir, or Badals in Punjab, Hooda family in Haryana, all of them lost elections. Ashok Gehlot's son also lost, Akhilesh Yadav's wife lost election, in Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav's...

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday in a veiled attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar stated that the latter walked out of the INDIA bloc in the wake of the Central probe agencies serving notice to opposition leaders. Continuing his attack, Mr Kharge said, "If such cowardly people remain (in politics), how will the constitution and democracy survive? Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said this while addressing the Workers' Convention in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. "They are giving (ED) notice to each and everyone, to scare them, to threaten them; if they do not leave their friendship, then we will see, out of fear, that someone is leaving their friendship, someone is leaving their party, someone is leaving their alliance. If such cowardly people remain, then will this country survive, will this constitution survive, and will this democracy survive? That is why this is your last chance to give your vote; after this, there will be no voting, Mr Kharge sai...

While maintaining that the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) remains stable 'but sensitive', Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande on Monday said that in the last one year there haven't had any more friction areas between India and China. In an interview with ANI, the Chief of Army Staff said that a total of 20 senior higher military commander meetings and 14 meetings of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs have taken place since April 2020. "Situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) remains stable but is sensitive. In the last one year or thereabout, we haven't had any more friction areas in this. In terms of our efforts at resolution, our talks and dialogue both at the military level as well as the diplomatic level continue with the adversary," General Pande said. He said, "We have had total of 20 senior higher military commander level meetings and 14 WMCC meetings since April 2020....

Several key National Conference leaders, including its Kathua district president, joined the BJP on Sunday, in a jolt to the Farooq Abdullah-led party in the Jammu region. Many supporters and district office bearers also made the switch from the National Conference to the BJP. They joined the BJP at the party's headquarters in Jammu, with Ravinder Raina -- the saffron party's Jammu and Kashmir unit chief -- and other leaders welcoming the new entrants. Big jolt to National Conference in Jammu region, top leaders join BJP Big jolt to National Conference in Jammu region as the top leaders of NC led by Sh. Sanjeev Khajuria alias Romi Khajuria, senior leader & District President Kathua (Rural) of National Conference who has… pic.twitter.com/QHxpZkZNmV — BJP Jammu & Kashmir (@BJP4JnK) January 28, 2024 During the programme, Raina highlighted the BJP's commitment to the welfare of the people, irrespective of region or religion. "The BJP's contributions an...

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party asserting the BJP made every effort to stop the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Assam adding that we are not afraid of them. Addressing the Workers Convention in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Mallikarjun Kharge said that Rahul Gandhi had taken out 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, but such an incident did not happen anywhere, as has happened in BJP-ruled Assam. "Ever since our 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' started, BJP has made every effort to stop and scare it. 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' was stopped in Assam, stones were thrown at vehicles, and posters were torn. But we are not afraid," Mallikarjun Kharge said addressing the Workers Convention in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. He further said that Congress leaders have laid down their lives for the country, BJP has made no sacrifices. "Everyone believes in God. But, religion and country are diffe...

Bharatiya Janata Party vice-president Baijayant Jay Panda has been appointed election-incharge of Uttar Pradesh, party general secretary Vinod Tawde of Bihar and former Union Minister Prakash Javadekar of Kerala for the Lok Sabha polls, expected to be held in April-May. BJP chief JP Nadda on Saturday appointed election in-charges and co-incharges for various states on Saturday. According to a BJP release, former Tripura Chief Biplab Kumar Deb has been appointed election in-charge for Haryana. Surendra Singh Nagar will be co-in-charge of the state. In Bihar, Deepak Prakash will assist Vinod Tawde as co-incharge. Party leader Shrikant Sharma will be incharge of Himahcal Pradesh and Sanjay Tandon will be the co-in-charge of the state. Tarun Chugh and Laxmikant Bajpai have been made election in-charges of Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand respectively. Radha Mohan Das Agarwal will be poll in-charge Karnataka and Sudhakar Reddy is the co-in-charge of Karnataka Mangal Pandey has been ap...

Five LeT associates were arrested in Karnah who were involved in the smuggling of various arms and ammunition, police said. "Acting on credible information from own sources and corroborated by other sister agencies and counterparts, Kupwara Police, along with 9 PARA Field Regiment, has busted a terror module involved in the smuggling of various arms and ammunition sent by two POK-based LeT terrorist handlers, namely Manzoor Ahmad Sheikh, alias Shakoor, a resident of Gabra Karnah and Qazi Mohammad Khushal, a resident of Dhanni Karnah, both at present operating from across the border," as per a statement by the police. The arrested accused has been identified as Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Rear Sudhpora Karnah, from whom so far various incriminating materials have been obtained, like one AK rifle, one AK magazine, 20 AK rounds, two pistols and two pistol magazines. "Preliminary investigations revealed that in the recent past, the above two handlers were in touch wi...

Republic Day was celebrated across Kashmir on Friday with functions held at all district headquarters of the valley amidst tight security arrangements, officials said in Srinagar. The main function was held at the Srinagar's Bakshi Stadium here and advisor to Lieutenant Governor Rajesh Rai Bhatnagar was the chief guest and presided over the function. Braving cold, contingents of the police, CRPF, SSB, NCC and school children took part in the march past where Bhatnagar took the salute. After the parade, artists from various parts of the union territory performed at the cultural event. In his address, Mr Bhatnagar said the administration has taken steps to put Jammu and Kashmir on the path to overall development. "While 1.88 crore tourists visited Jammu and Kashmir in 2022, the number rose to 2.11 crore in 2023. More than 31,000 vacancies have been referred to recruitment agencies like PSC and SSRB," Mr Bhatnagar said. The advisor paid tributes to security forces who ...

India's rocket girls have made us proud and now they have basked in glory at the Republic Day Parade as the space agency's tableau 'Chandrayaan-3 - A Saga in the Indian Space History' ambled down Kartavya Path, bringing cheers and smiles to everyone present at the venue. Nari Shakti was on full display at this year's parade. Eight women scientists waved to the crowd from the tableau that showed the Shiv-Shakti Point on the moon, the Vikram Lander and Pragyan rover, and another 220 women scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) who were special invitees of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the gala event. India can soon have a woman astronaut, asserts Shri S Somanath, Chairman, ISRO, adding that "in the first flight of Gaganyaan, it may well be an all-male crew but as and when women test pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) are available, we can have Indian women as astronauts on an Indian mission. ISRO will welcome women to be part of the ...

India is celebrating its 75th Republic Day today with its armed forces displaying its military might and rich cultural heritage at the Kartavya Path in the heart of the national capital. This occasion is being graced by French President Emmanuel Macron as the chief guest. Based on the twin themes of 'Viksit Bharat' and 'Bharat - Loktantra Ki Matruka', this year's parade will see the participation of 13,000 special guests.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid floral tributes to the fallen heroes at the National War Memorial in Delhi.  He led the nation in paying solemn tributes by laying a wreath. The iconic memorial in the India Gate complex was inaugurated by PM Modi in 2019. In Agartala, school children took part in the celebration of the 75th Republic Day today. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar unfurled the national flag at his residence in Patna and also distributed sweets among students. President Droupadi Murmu will unfurl the nation...

CRPF officer Bibhor Kumar Singh, who lost his legs during an Anti-Maoist operation in the forests of Bihar in 2022, has been awarded the Shaurya Chakra on the eve of the 75th Republic Day. He is the lone recipient of a military medal, the third-highest peacetime medal, among the central paramilitary forces. Bibhor Kumar Singh was named for the decoration by the defence ministry in a statement issued on Thursday, a day before the commando-trained officer turns 33. The assistant commandant-rank officer of the 205th CoBRA battalion, who had joined the CRPF in May 2017, suffered grievous injuries in an improvised explosive device blast on February 25, 2022, while his patrol was out in the Chakrabandha forest area in the Gaya and Aurangabad districts of Bihar. The officer was evacuated to Gaya district headquarters after about seven hours and he was later shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi. An association of ex-paramilitary forces personnel and other retire...

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday approved 80 gallantry awards including six Kirti Chakra and 16 Shaurya Chakra on the eve of the 75th Republic Day. Out of the six Kirti Chakra, three were conferred posthumously, and of the 16 Shaurya Chakra, two posthumously. The Kirti Chakra is India's second highest peacetime gallantry award after Ashok Chakra while the Shaurya Chakra is the third highest peacetime. The Kirti Chakra awardees are Major Digvijay Singh Rawat of 21st Battalion, the Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), Major Deependra Vikram Basnet from the Sikh Regiment's fourth battalion and Havildar Pawan Kumar Yadav from the 21st battalion of the Mahar Regiment, according to the defence ministry. Those conferred the award posthumously are Captain Anshuman Singh from the 26th battalion of the Punjab Regiment (Army Medical Corps), Havildar Abdul Majid of the Parachute Regiment's ninth battalion (special forces) and Sepoy Pawan Kumar from the 55th battalion of the Ras...

Security forces detected and destroyed an improvised explosive device (IED) in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The IED was found on the roadside at Badibagh Pahu in the Rajpora area, they said. The officials said a bomb disposal squad was called to the spot and it destroyed the IED without causing any kind of loss. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Read full article

Senior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai today predicted surprising results from south India in favour of BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Mr Bommai claimed that there is a 'Modi wave' in the country as the whole country was eager to see Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister again. "Surprise results will come from South India in the coming Lok Sabha election. The BJP will win maximum seats from Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu," the former Chief Minister told reporters here. According to him, the whole country looks at Prime Minister Modi with a lot of confidence. "There is a pro-BJP and pro-Modi wave from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. This time, the unexpected result is expected from South India in the upcoming parliamentary polls. In Karnataka, BJP will win more than 25 seats," Mr Bommai claimed. There are 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka. He said the SC/ST communities were disillusioned with the Congress party. Though many castes were...

The Ayodhya Ram Mandir ‘Pran Pratishtha' ceremony is set to take place today between 12:15 pm and 12:45 pm. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fly to the holy city to participate in the ceremony.  Celebrities from all walks of life have arrived in Ayodhya for the grand ceremony. To mark the occasion, several states have declared today as a public holiday. In some states, the offices will remain open for half a day.  Will stock markets be open today? Today the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) will be closed in Maharashtra for the Ram temple ceremony. Trading will resume on Tuesday.  The markets saw a slight decline in the last session, with the Nifty 50 down by 0.23% and the S&P BSE Sensex falling by 0.4%, mainly due to losses in IT stocks and Hindustan Unilever.  As a result, there will be no trading in certain segments today, including equity, equity derivatives, and SLB. Currency derivatives trading will also be suspended for th...

Film stars and Bollywood celebrities, invited for the grand consecration ceremony at the newly-constructed Ram Temple in Ayodhya, have started arriving in the temple town on Monday. Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Randeep Hooda and  were seen at the Mumbai and Chennai airport ahead of their flights to Ayodhya. 1. Amitabh Bachchan #WATCH | Mumbai: Superstar Amitabh Bachchan leaves for Ayodhya. Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ayodhya's Ram Temple will take place today. pic.twitter.com/pOecsD92XQ — ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024 Dressed in a white kurta-pajama, megastar Amitabh Bachchan was spotted leaving for Ayodhya outside the Mumbai airport on Monday morning.  2. Rajnikanth and Dhanush South superstars Rajnikanth and Dhanush flew out to Ayodhya a day before the grand opening. The actors were seem swarmed by fans as they reached Chennai airport for their flight to Ayodhya. 3. Anupam Kher and Randeep Hooda Newlyweds Randeep Hooda and Lin Laishram greeted media out...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the internal security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the North East and Left Wing Extremism-affected areas have witnessed a significant improvement with nearly 75 per cent reduction in violence and geographical constriction by nearly 80 per cent. Chairing a review meeting in Raipur on the LWE situation in Chhattisgarh, he said the menace has been essentially confined to some pockets due to the efforts of the central and state security forces the and asserted these areas will have to be freed from the problem in the next three years, a PIB statement said. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, his deputy Vijay Sharma, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, state chief secretary Amitabh Jain, Director General of Police Ashok Juneja and other senior officials from Intelligence Bureau and CRPF attended the meeting, the release added. "Shah pointed out that the three internal security situation in J&K, North East and LWE affected areas have...

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday declared a half-day holiday and a 'dry day' on January 22 on the occasion of the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. "It is hereby ordered that half-day public holiday (till 02:30 pm) shall be observed on January 22 in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir," an order issued by Commissioner Secretary General Administration Department (GAD) Sanjeev Verma said. The Union territory administration issued the order while referring to the grant of a half-day holiday to central government employees by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) regarding the consecration event in Ayodhya. In another order, the administration declared that liquor shops will remain closed for 36 hours in view of the consecration ceremony. "Dry Day is hereby declared on the 22nd day of January in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. No sale of liquor shall be allowed fr...

The grand ‘Pran Prathistha' (consecration) ceremony of Ayodhya's Ram Temple on January 22, has prompted the central government to declare a half-day holiday. The news agency ANI shared a statement from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. A post on X (formerly Twitter), informed that all central government offices, institutions and industrial establishments in the country will remain closed till 2:30 PM on Monday. The order attached to the post read, “The Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at Ayodhya will be celebrated on January 22 across India. To enable employees to participate in the celebrations, it has been decided that all Central Government offices, central institutions and central industrial establishments throughout India will be closed for half a day till 14:30 hours on January 22.” Sharing the order, the news agency wrote, “Due to the overwhelming sentiment of the employees and requests from them, Central Government announces half day closing till 2:...

The grand ‘Pran Prathistha' (consecration) ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is all set to take place tomorrow. While the preparations for the inauguration ceremony of Ram Mandir began on January 16, the temple will be opened for 'darshan' to the public from January 23. As we are just a day away from the consecration ceremony, devotees from every corner have been offering gifts and donations for the grand temple. Let's take a look at it: Saffron from Kashmir As per news agency ANI , Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) president Alok Kumar handed over 2 kg of organic saffron from Kashmir to the 'Yajman' of Shri Ram temple Anil Mishra. Talking about this gift from Kashmir, Alok Kumar said, “Muslim brothers and sisters from Kashmir came to meet me and expressed their happiness at the construction of Ram temple, and said that even though we follow different religions, our ancestors are the same. They said that Lor Ram is one of their favourite ancestors. They hand...

Winter in the Himalayas should mean blanketing snow, and for Gulmarg in Kashmir, one of the highest ski resorts in the world, that usually means thousands of tourists. This year, the deep powder once taken for granted is gone. The slopes are brown and bare, a stark example of the impact of the extreme weather caused by the rapidly heating planet, experts say. The lack of snow is not only hammering the ski industry but has a worrying impact on agriculture, the mainstay of Kashmir's economy. "Seeing this snowless Gulmarg, I feel like crying every day," said adventure tour operator Mubashir Khan, who has put wedding plans on hold with his business teetering near collapse. "In the 20 years of my working here, this is the first time I see no snow in Gulmarg in January," said Majeed Bakshi, whose heliskiing service for high-spending tourists stands idle. A lone helicopter waits for the few tourists who have still come, offering flights over higher peaks that have ...